Coppin State University is a community where people of diverse
backgrounds and philosophy live in harmony, accept personal
responsibility for their actions, and respect the rights of others. In
order for this community to thrive, tenets of behavior must be strongly
valued and clearly understood. To accomplish these goals, the University
must require certain standards of behavior. The University standards of
conduct do not replace or relieve the requirements of civil or criminal
law.

The Office of Community Standards is responsible for adjudicating
violations of the student code and grievances. Examples of student code
violations include:

acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty,

disruption or obstruction of teaching,

unlawful verbal or physical abuse, threats,
intimidation, harassment, coercion and/or other unlawful or unauthorized
conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any
person,

attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property,

failure to comply with directions of the University officials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties,

use, possession, or distribution of alcoholic
beverages except as expressly permitted by law and University
regulations, or public intoxication.

A student also has the right to file a grievance against a Coppin
faculty or staff member. A grievance shall be defined as any cause of
complaint arising between a student and Coppin faculty of staff member
on a matter concerning an alleged act or acts of inappropriate, unlawful
or unauthorized conduct by a faculty or staff member.

Please refer to the Eagle Guide
2011-2012 link which provides a detailed outline of the Community
Standards policies and procedures regarding student code violations and
grievances. You may also contact the Coordinator of Community Standards
via email at communitystandards@coppin.edu or by telephone at (410) 951-3932.

The Office of Community Standards wishes all CSU students a healthy and successful academic year!